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Torah Studies — Vayakhel/Pekudei 5783

Выпуск: Torah Studies — Vayakhel/Pekudei 5783. Темы: parsha_commentary. Поисковые термины: недельная глава, парша, parsha, פרשה, פרשת השבוע. ” ʺʮʹʰ ʩʥʬʩʲʬʥ ʤʲʠʩʱʰʢʤʸʹʺʸʮ ʭʤʸʡʠ ʸʺʡ  ʠʸʣʠʢʩʲ ʡʬʰ  ʡʴʹʺ ʤ ʤʡʶʰʺ ” ʩ ʲʱʴʣʰ ʭʤʸʡʠ ʸʤʰʡ ʤʷʡʸʤʸʹʺʸʮ ʢʥʦʥ ʥʩʧʩʹʭʺʧʴʹʮʥ  ‫בענדעטסקי‬   ” Published by: ʺʥʰʩʩʲʮʤʺʶʴʤʬʣʲʥ VA A D LA H A F O T Z A S HA M A Y O N O S Melbourne, Australia VaadMelbourne@gmail.com Schneerson PARSHAS VAYAKHEL-PIKUDEI 5783 Vayakhel-Pikudei VAYAKHEL THE GIFTS OF THE NESI'IM Rashi comments on the verse1 "The nesi'im, the tribal leaders, brought the sardonyxes and other precious stones...," and notes the reason why the nesi'im did not donate at the outset for the construction of the Mishkan: "The nesi'im said, 'Let the congregation donate that which they wish to donate, and we will make up the rest.' When they observed that the congregation had completed everything, as the verse states, 'the labor was sufficient,' the nesi'im said: 'What are we to do?' They then brought the sardonyxes and other precious stones." As the commentators explain,2 Rashi's comment shows he was aware of a question implied by the text. 4 Vayakhel-Pikudei Also, why did the nesi'im say: "What are we to do?" - their question should have been "What are we to bring?" In stating that the nesi'im brought their gifts last because "The nesi'im said, 'Let the congregation donate that which they wish to donate and we will make up the rest' ", Rashi means to declare the following: The aim of Jewish leaders is to first and foremost see to it that the Jewish people do all that they need to do; only afterwards do the leaders think of themselves. This is in keeping with which Rashi previously explained on the verse3 "Moshe descended from the mountain to the nation" - "This teaches us that Moshe did not turn aside to [tend to] his own needs; rather, 'from the mountain [directly] to the nation.' " What novelty is there in Moshe's immediately transmitting G-d's message to the Jewish people without first tending to his own needs; one would 3 Shmos 19:14. That they were successful in inspiring the nation is to be seen from the fact that indeed "the congregation had completed everything." 6 Vayakhel-Pikudei But if the masses had truly "completed everything," the original question remains: how come there were still so many things that the nesi'im were able to brin

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Torah Studies

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16 марта 2023 г.

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16

Темы: parsha_commentary